PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Pittman (ranked 8542 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Preston (ranked 5897 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Pittman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pittman
vs
Preston

201 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Pittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Preston!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Pittman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Preston napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Pittman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Preston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pittman is staying tight to Preston's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Pittman stands up.

Pittman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Preston sprawls well initially but Pittman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pittman controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Preston is looking for a sweep. Pittman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pittman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Pittman stands up and beckons Preston to join him on the feet.
Preston looks winded!
Preston misses with a body kick.

Preston moves into the clinch.
Pittman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Pittman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Preston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pittman but Pittman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pittman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Preston's waist but Preston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pittman off to one side.

Pittman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Preston was covering up waiting for the punch and Pittman finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Preston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pittman is one step ahead there.
Preston being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pittman moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pittman pushes Preston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Pittman lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Pittman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pittman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Preston sprawls well initially but Pittman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pittman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pittman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Pittman is working for a kimura but Preston is defending it quite comfortably.
Pittman content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pittman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pittman's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittman turns into Preston and is now in his guard.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Pittman looking to pass the guard.
Preston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pittman controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pittman stands up from Preston's guard - Pittman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Preston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Preston shoots in for a takedown but Pittman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pittman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pittman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Preston!
Pittman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Preston's shoulder. That is not cool.

Pittman tries for a kimura but Preston is defending well.
Pittman controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Preston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pittman happy to just control the position for now.
Pittman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Preston for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Pittman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pittman takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston slaps away a takedown attempt from Pittman, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Preston gets a clinch.
Preston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Preston wants a takedown but no success here.
Pittman misses with a punch to the body.
Preston has had enough of the clinch but Pittman keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pittman tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pittman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Pittman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pittman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pittman trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Preston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, if Pittman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Preston is looking to improve his position.
Pittman is taking a breather. Preston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Preston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pittman.
Preston throws a big counter head kick but Pittman avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Pittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Preston takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittman tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pittman throws an elbow but misses.
Pittman tries for a takedown but Preston manages to get underhooks.
Pittman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pittman is trying to break free.

Preston breaks from the clinch.
Preston goes for a double leg but Pittman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pittman continues to drive forward.

Preston gets tackled into the cage by Pittman. Pittman maintains the clinch.
Preston managing to block the knees to the body from Pittman.
Preston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preston is trying to break the clinch but Pittman has him pressed against the cage.
Pittman tries to land knees in the clinch but Preston avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pittman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preston is defending well for now.
Pittman struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Preston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pittman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Preston.
Pittman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Preston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pittman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Preston.
Preston prevents the takedown attempt.
Pittman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pittman wants a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Preston is leaning against Pittman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Preston effectively controlling the action here.
Andy Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando Pittman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Preston.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fernando Pittman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pittman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Pittman!